Miscellaneous•
December 24th, 2008•
Wanamaker Photography would like to wish you, your family and your friends a wonderful holiday season!
While many of us will spend the holidays counting our blessings and sharing dinner with loved ones, millions of people around the country won’t be so fortunate. Donating to your local food bank will help provide a holiday meal to people in your community who can’t afford one.
Giving to Operation USO Care Package is another great way to send members of our military stationed around the world a reminder that someone back home is thinking of them.
Take some time to enjoy and celebrate with your family, but also give back to those who may be without!
Happy Holidays from everyone here at Wanamaker Photography!
Miscellaneous•
December 5th, 2008•
There has been a lot of buzz on the internet and among photographers about a London based company called Moo Print Limited. They have a ton of unique items to choose from and are quick to deliver the final product. What makes them stand out from the rest is their ability (willingness) to print a different and unique image on every card. Most printing companies charge an arm, leg and your first born in order to do something like this. Not Moo!
So with all of this buzz going around, we decided to jump on the bandwagon and ordered a set of 50 Regular Moo Business Cards with some of our wedding images on them. When they arrived yesterday, I couldn’t have been more happy with them. The card stock was nice and thick, the colors were nearly spot on and the overall design was fresh and clean looking. Here are the cards we ordered …
Next up … our Seniors and Babies!
Miscellaneous•
November 27th, 2008•
Please join us in remembering a great icon of the entertainment community.
The Pillsbury Doughboy died yesterday of a yeast infection and trauma complications from repeated pokes in the belly. He was 71.
Doughboy was buried in a lightly greased coffin. Dozens of celebrities turned out to pay their respects, including Mrs. Butterworth, Hungry Jack, the California Raisins, Betty Crocker, the Hostess Twinkies, and Captain Crunch. The grave site was piled high with flours.
Aunt Jemima delivered the eulogy and lovingly described Doughboy as a man who never knew how much he was kneaded. Doughboy rose quickly in show business, but his later life was filled with turnovers. He was not considered a very smart cookie, wasting much of his dough on half-baked schemes. Despite being a little flaky at times, he still was a crusty old man and was considered a positive roll model for millions.
Doughboy is survived by his wife Play Dough, three children: John Dough, Jane Dough and Dosey Dough, plus they had one in the oven. He is also survived by his elderly father, Pop Tart.
The funeral was held at 3:50 for about 20 minutes.
If this made you smile for even a brief second, please rise to the occasion and take time to pass it on and share that smile with someone else who may be having a crumby day and kneads a lift.
A Happy and Safe Thanksgiving to you and your family – cheers!
(Originally posted by Esquire Photography)
Miscellaneous•
November 1st, 2008•
This past weekend was a wild one for Wanamaker Photography. We were scheduled to cover a Friday night wedding, a Saturday night title football game and another wedding Sunday afternoon. Needless to say, we did a lot of running across the map with barely any sleep.
Stay tuned for our mini series – Two Weddings And A Football Game …
Miscellaneous•
October 9th, 2008•
As a photographer, we face challenges every time we pick up the camera. From lighting to posing and into post-production retouching, we’re constantly working with things that are sometimes out of our control. This past weekend was no exception.
Friday night was filled with footballs games. The first was between the Junior Varsity teams for Minisink Valley and Middletown at the Minisink Valley High School. With the sun beaming brightly and very low in the sky, we had to contend with harsh shadows on all of the players. We were constantly adjusting our settings for the optimal shot. Later that night was the game between the Varsity teams for the same schools on the brand new Middletown High School field. While the lighting was perfect, the night was cold and keeping our fingers warm was enough of a challenge!
Saturday morning brought the same cold air as we set out for an entire day photographing the Minisink Valley Youth Soccer teams – all 900+ kids! As the clouds peeled back and let the sun shine down, things began to warm up … but gave us those harsh shadows that we love to hate.
Sunday morning followed with much warmer weather and a family session in New Jersey. With an energetic kid, a 7-month old baby and two extremely nice parents … there was nothing challenging about the day … until we packed up and got ready for something we knew would be tough for the both of us.
Our final shoot for the weekend was a portrait session. Not of a family or a child in the traditional sense – but of one family’s dog, Zeus, who was very much a child to them in his own right. Unfortunately, Zeus was dying of cancer. We had been asked to take some portraits of him (since he had never had them done) before his time came.
Knowing that you are taking some of the last shots of someone is an honor and a heartache at the same time. Having experienced this same feeling personally a little over a year ago, I know how hard it can be. So as we arrived, this incredibly massive Great Dane greeted us by the car and as we got our gear ready, settled down in the backyard under the shade of trees. As we maneuvered around each other, Zeus seemed to pose every so often and allow me those few short moments to capture him as if he were a perfectly crafted statue.
The hardest part of the session came when I needed to put down the camera – wondering if I could just get one more shot. We eventually packed everything up and headed home to try and take care of any last minute things before the weekend ended.
However, I was informed today that, sadly, Zeus was put to sleep yesterday to avoid any further suffering and pain. Our hearts and wishes go out to his parents.
Here were some of the shots from the best session all weekend …
